Faucet and fittings



4 55 threaded at its lowerend, and secure Paient June 19, 1928,

UNITED' s'rATEs PATENT OFFICE.:

`. OF DECATUR', ILLINOIS.

' rAucE'rANn rr'r'rmos.

Application filed September 9, 1924. Serial No. 736,705.

This inventionlrelates to faucets, and ,as here shown, 1t is developed 1n .connection with. a lavatory vfaucet, although -it will be` understood 'that it is not limited to any specific type of fitting, but'is adaptable to any type where two supplies of fluid, as, 'for example, hot and cold water,`are delivered to and through the faucet. f

It has for its object to provide a' faucet, and particularly couplings between the faucet and the two sources of supply, namely, the'hot and cold water, which may be very readily constructed and assembled,l and which will insure a proper delivery of hot or cold water, or both, through indepndent passages to the faucet.

In my application, Serial No. 685,271, filed April 28, 1923, is disclosed a fitting of'th'e same general type as that herein set forth,

' and the present development is an improvement in some respects and .departurefrom what is found in the application above rerferred to. w v f In the drawings herewith is illustratedone embodiment of my invention, and in said drawings:-

Fig. 1 1s a view in Vertical section of a fixture made in accordance with'my invention.

lower end of the fitting shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view lin bottom plan of the fixture.

Fig'. 4 is a detail sectional view of a varia-` tion of the' fitting construction,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional vie'w ofanother Variation of the'fitting construction.

I Referring to the drawings by numbers, like numbers indicating' like parts .in the several views, 10 indicates the fauce body having provision for mounting the hot .and cold water valves which control the orts v11 and 12 lelivering to the ,interior o the faucet, but asthese valves and their o rating devices may be of any u'sual type, t ey are not illustrated or described'in detail. In the articular type' of faucet here shown, the uiddelivered from either or both of the 11, 12 passes to the spouto'utlet 13 by wa of the valve seat`14, which 'is controlle by a switchl cock or plug 15, 'but as this 'feature -forms no part of the' present invention, it is not describefd in detail.`

`The faucet `10 has the usual tail iece 16 dto, that Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional 'view ofthe 'pipe .'25 extends t tail piece by any suitable means, as, for example, by' the coupling nut 17, is a substantially T-shaped fitting 18-,Ithe connection as shown. The T-shaped fitting 18 has the -between the fitting 1'8 and the tail'16' of the faucet being a packed 'and sealed connection; co

angularly disposed nipples 19 and 20 extend- "ing at substantially right angles .from the body of the fitting, and provided with through apertures to receive the 'ends of 'the couplmg pipes 21,' which are mounted so as to sw1v`el in the arms v19 land 20, so that they may be angul'arly' adjuste'd to take care of variations in the relativepositions'of thev supply, pipes, whi ch supply pipes willbe coupled by any suitable means' to the lower .en'ds ofthe curved pipes 21.` The pipes 21 maybe s'ecured in place in any suitable manner,.and in the presentinstance, are shown as held ,by 'the cap nuts v2 2;threaded to the upper ends'of the plpes 21, sealing gaskets being provided on each sideof the nipples 19 `r and 20 to 'give' a tight-joint 'when the parts are set up. The pipes 21 vare provided with'- in the nipples with 'orifices 23 to permit flow from the supply pipes through the to the fitting 18 and the faucet.

pipes 211 The fitting 18 is .divided horizonauyby a Partition 24, so that flow coming fromone side, the left in Fig. 1, through the coupling plpes -21'w1ll pass above the partition .24,

vand flow from 'the other side, the rightin 1, will passl below the partition.

above the partition will flow up the fitting 18 through t e` tail 16 of .the faucet into the i faucet hamber, and be delivered through the nipple 20 and passing. beneath the partitionl 24 may be delivered to the'lfaucet as an' inde- Fi luid coming from the left and passing pendent supply, I rovi'de the u -take pipe 25 threaded' or ot erwise suita ly' secured` at its upper end to a horizontally dis osed wall 26,- separating the interior of the aucet I into the'chambers 27 and 28. The u'p-take pipe 2'5 extends down through the tail 16 of the fauoet, and the fitting 1'8, the size' of the assembled parts being such' as to insure for one supply, and between the pipe 25 and the fittin 18, and the tail. of the faucet' 1.6 for the ot er sup'pl The lowerend of the x'ough' the partition 221 10.* a suflicient-water way,`both in the pipe 25 which divides the fitting 18, and the said lower end is sealed by means of the 'packing 29 and threaded sleeve 30 threaded into the lower'end of the fitting 18. A closure plug 31 is also threaded into the lower end of the fitting 18 to close the 'opening therein. The threaded sleeve 30 is provided with apertures' 32 in its wall, so that fiow coming from the nipple will pass by these apertures to the sleeve, and, by the up-take pipe to the Chamber 28, and thence, by the port 11, may pass to the spout.

Preferably, and as best shown in Fig. 2,v the sleeve will have its upper end conca-Ved' or dished, as at 33, and the partition 'wall 24 will be correspondingly and oppositely. dished as at 34. By this arrangement the packing 29 will be lightly coniprcssed, and the tendency will beto urge it inwardly and compress it tightly about 'the lower projecting end of the up-take pipe 25.

The upper end of the fitting 18 and the tail 16 of the'fa'ucet are, as stated, coupled together by the coupling nut 17, and, as here shown, that is accomplished by providing the ring member 36 which, after the coupling sleeve 17 has been slipped in place on the fitting 18, will be compressed into a groove in the fitting 18, said ring and groove being` arranged slightly below the top of the fitting. Between the tail 16 of the faucet and the topi of thel fitting 18 will be interposed a i cet may be set up or taken down and entirely sealing gasket 37, so that when the parts are assembled and the coupling nut 17 is set up, an absolutely tight joint results.

The advantage of this construction is that the faucet body and tail may be readily cast, and this is true also of the T-shaped connection and the curved supply pipes therefor, and they mayebe readily machined and fitted for assembly without any intricate pipe 25 maybe made of any commercial pipe of suitable size, cut into appropriate lengths,

' and very quickly and readily fittedjin place,

andassembled into the completestructure. It w1ll be seen that, as constructed, the faudisassembled forreplacement or repair without any difficulties, and with the ordinary tools, there being no Operations, except the simple ones of hacking off or loosening ordinary threaded connections.

A' further practical and important advantage of this construction resides in the fact that the T-shaped fitting 18 may be readily swivelled through any degree of a circle in a horizontal'plane, thus adapting the fittmg to be adjusted to any angle in cooperation with the offsetsupply pipes 21 required lin connecting the usual supply pipes (not shown) to the tail piece 16 of the faucet 10. These supply pipes through necessity from various causes are in some installations located close'together, 'and in others farther apart, and the combination described facilitates the work of the plumber in making the supply connections to the faucet.

In Fig. 4 is shown a slight Variation in the construction. The apertured packing meinber 38, will engage the lower end of the supply pipe with lpacking to make a tight joint, exactly as heretofore set forth, and a packing is interposed between the plug 39 and the lower end of the member 38..

The Variation illustrated in Figure 5 differs from those illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 and previously described in that the lower end of the fitting 18 is closed by a plug 60 having' an integral tubularextension 61 `which receives the lower end of the pipe25 and has formed' in its side wall the apertures 62 through which water from the nipple 20 can flowl into the pipe 25. A suitable packing 63 is arranged about the lower end of the pipe 25 between the partition 24: and the inner end of the'plug 60. An important feature of the invention is the fact that the tube 25 which constitutes `the connection from one of the chambers of the .and supply pipes sov that if, for example,

the plumber shall have located the hot water service pipe in the position where thecold water service pipe should have been positioned, the ,fitting 18 can be turned to an angle of onehundred and eighty (180) delgrees, bringing the hot and co'ld water to ,the custonia'ry side of the faucet, thus recticastlng or machining problems. The up-take fying the error made by the plumber in in' stalling the service pipes.

By making the sleeve 30 adjustable, it is possible to take up any wear which may occur in the packing between the inner end thereof and the partition 'in the fitting 18. That is, by -removing` the plug 31, access can readily be had to the sleeve 30 to permit of any desired adjustment thereof.

Such ch-angeslas call for the exercise of mechanical skill or amount to nothing but the adoption of expedients which are the equivalentsof those here disclosed maybe made, and still be Within the range of my invention.

I claim:

1. The combination with a faucet having a body provided with a Chamber including two ports adapted to deliver independent Supplies thereto, of a fitting connected with the faucet body by a swivell joint and provided with two separated chambers, each adapted to be connected with a source of nor-1,581

supply, and inde endent 'connections between the said'fittmg chambers, respectively, and the ports of the faucet.`

2. The combination with a faucet having a body provided with a chamber-including two ports adapted to deliver independent Supplies thereto, of-,a substantially T -shaped fitting having .its' stem member connected to the faucet body by a swivel joint and having' two chambers Within? its head member, each adapted to be'conneted with' a source of supply, and independent connections between the said fitting chambers, respectively, and the ports of the faucet.

3. The combination with a faucet having `a body provided with a chamber including two ports adapted to deliver independent Supplies thereto and with a tubular stem that communicates with one o'f said ports,

a fitting having two chambers, each pro-- vided with an inlet adapted to be connected with a source of supply, a coupling connectingithefitting with the stem of the faucet body, with one of the fitting chambers in communication with the bore' of said stem, and permitting the fittingI 'to be rotated without relative-mo'vement between it and the faucet body in the direction 'of the 'port in the faucet.

length of the faucet body stein, and an indeendent connection between theother chamer of the fitting and the second aforesaid 4. The comblnationfwitha fauc et having I a body provided with a chamber including -two ports adapted to deliver) independent Supplies thereto and with a ytubular stem that communicate's with one of 'said ports, a fitting having two chambers, each provided with-an inlet adapted to be connected With -a source of supply,`a coupling connecting the fitting with the stem of the faucet body, with one of the fitting chambers in communication with the bore of said stem; and' permitting the fitting to be 'rotated without relative movement between it and the faucet body in the 'direction of lthe length of the faucet body stem, and a conduit extending through the stem of the faucet body and the chamber of the' fitting communicating with said stem into the'othei` chamber in the fitting and adapted to deliver fluid fromthe last said chamber to the second aforesaid port in the faucet.

In'testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

. PHILQIP MUELLER. 

